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'Arrival' South American premiere to open Rio
As revealed earlier this week, the 18th edition of the festival will feature more than 20 world premieres. Screen runs through some local highlights and previews the RioMarket.
Woody Harrelson plots directorial debut 'Lost In London'
EXCLUSIVE: LBJ star will write and direct London-set feature.
Sundance
Sundance Film Festival: London unveils 2016 line-up
Sundance chiefs reveal plans for the UK offshoot of the indie film festival and how they worked with Picturehouse on this year’s programme.
Rotterdam
Rotterdam fest reshuffles team
EXCLUSIVE: Marit van den Elshout will take over the Hubert Bals Fund from the outgoing Iwana Chronis.
Berlin
Cannes
Thierry Frémaux flies into Toronto for Lumière tribute
Cannes head will be live-narrating his archive film Lumière! at the festival.
Dakota Johnson, Michel Hazanavicius titles head to Italy
EXCLUSIVE: Rome-based distributor Cinema pre-bought six new titles at Cannes.
Well Go USA Entertainment boards 'Train To Busan'
The distributor has pounced on North American rights to Yeon Sang-ho’s zombie apocalypse thriller that played at Midnight Screenings in Cannes.
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Kore-eda's Cannes title 'After The Storm' secures UK deal
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13 Films reports Cannes rush for 'Extortion', 'Manhattan Nocturne'
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'Temple', 'Drone', 'The Titan' among Signature's Cannes deals
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Netflix reveals Cannes haul including hits 'Divines', 'Aquarius'
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Memento sells Cannes award-winner 'The Salesman' to UK, Germany
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Cannes: Market wrap
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Arrow takes chess doc 'Magnus' for UK
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Cannes: Jinga scores North America hat-trick
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Cannes: 'Toni Erdmann' tops final Screen Jury Grid
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Cannes: Ken Loach's 'I, Daniel Blake' wins Palme d'Or; full list of winners
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Cannes: 'The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki' wins Un Certain Regard prize
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'Wolf And Sheep', 'The Together Project' win at Directors' Fortnight
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Cannes: Sean Penn's 'The Last Face' sets Jury Grid low
AFM
AFM projects theatre boost
EXCLUSIVE: This year’s edition of the market will utilise the renovated Monica Film Center and the Arclight at the Santa Monica Place shopping centre.
Venice
Gravitas Ventures acquires 'American Anarchist'
The distributor has picked up worldwide rights from UTA Independent Film Group to Charlie Siskel’s documentary following its Venice Film Festival world premiere.
'The War Show', 'Sami Blood' win Venice Days prizes
Documentary The War Show won best film while Sami Blood won the Europa Cinemas Label.
'The Woman Who Left' wins Venice Golden Lion
Lav Diaz’s The Woman Who Left from the Philippines won the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice Film festival on Saturday while Emma Stone claimed the Coppa Volpi best actress prize for La La Land and Oscar Martínez took actor honours for El Ciudadano Ilustre.
Natalie Portman: 'Jackie' most "dangerous" role of my career
Director Pablo Larrain says Jacqueline Kennedy was a “queen without a throne” following well-received Venice debut.
Venice: Mel Gibson talks 'Hacksaw Ridge', Hollywood and faith
Mel Gibson and Andrew Garfield discussed WWII drama following Venice world premiere screening.
Venice: Tom Ford, Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal on 'Nocturnal Animals'
Director and stars reveal their motivations for taking on Nocturnal Animals during Venice press conference.
Venice: Why 'Brimstone' producer needed "balls of steel" and how it helped 'Game Of Thrones'
Guy Pearce and Dakota Fanning star alongside Game Of Thrones co-stars Kit Harrington and Carice van Houten.
Paolo Sorrentino: directing TV series 'The Young Pope' was “inspiring” (but film is next)
Director Paolo Sorrentino talks tackling TV and The Pope in new Jude Law series.
Toronto
Protagonist scores key 'Lady Macbeth' sales
Altitude Film has taken UK on the TIFF premeire, KMBO has taken France rights.
Hong Kong
Distribution Workshop launches sales on Ann Hui's 'The Great Escape'
EXCLUSIVE: Wartime drama stars Zhou Xun [pictured] and Eddie Peng.
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CineEurope reception slideshow
Photos from last week’s CineEurope reception hosted by Screen with the Event Cinema Association and European Digital Cinema Forum.
